JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
名 means name. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 6 strokes, read な or めい. It appears in 名前 (name) and 有名 (famous).
名 is written in 6 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous |
| 片仮名 | かたかな | katakana |
名 tends to carry the sound めい. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 名 | めい | name, noted |
| 銘 | めい | inscription, signature (of artisan) |
| 茗 | めい | tea |
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